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9/22/2015 @ 12:36PM

Milking Market Pessimism By Selling Puts On Verizon, AbbVie

There is a silver lining in a market selloffs as premiums on put options jump higher when stocks go lower. We take advantage of the pumped-up levels of pessimism by selling some puts on mobile phone, Internet, and cable TV giant Verizon Communications (VZ). We also pocket some cash from selling puts on pharmaceutical stock AbbVie (ABBV).